Forrester Franklin

Forrester Franklin

Forrester Franklin (Japanese: タクマ・イチロー Ichirō Takuma) is a one-time character in the Pokémon anime who appeared in the episode All in a Day's Wurmple. Forrest Franklin is Forrester's identical twin brother; Forrester is distinguished by his orange t-shirt and a mole on the right side of his face.

Forrest was born around Rustboro City. In the episode, he has just returned there after traveling with his Pokémon for a long time.

When Forrester first met Ash, he asked for a battle as he was impressed by Pikachu's strength. He taught Ash about Double Battles and they held the first Double Battle in the anime since the introduction of the concept to the games in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (though the anime had previously featured one in Pokémon Double Trouble). Forrester's Ariados and Yanma used many combination attacks to provide a threat but were still defeated by Ash's Pikachu and Treecko. This defeat made Forrester realize that he still had a lot more work to do on his battle skills.

Forrester joined the group for lunch where he was reunited with Forrest. When Forrest announced his decision to travel, Forrester promised that he would watch over the forest for him.

Pokémon

Ariados

Debut	All in a Day's Wurmple

When Ash, Brock and Max where looking for May in the forests, Forrester met them and decided to have a Double Battle against Ash. It battled alongside Yanma against Pikachu and Treecko. After a long battle, Ash emerged victorious, being knocked out by Treecko's Pound.

Ariados's known moves are String Shot and Night Shade.

Yanma

Forrester Franklin's Yanma

Debut	All in a Day's Wurmple

When Ash, Brock and Max where looking for May in the forests, Forrester met them and decided to have a Double Battle against Ash. It battled alongside Ariados against Pikachu and Treecko. After a long battle Ash became victorious.

Yanma's known moves are SonicBoom and Swift.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 津村まこと Makoto Tsumura English Andrew Rannells Brazilian Portuguese Yuri Chesman European Spanish Alicia Sainz de la Maza

Trivia

• Both Forrester and his twin Forrest only own Generation II Bug-type Pokémon.
• Judging by his Japanese name, he is the older of the two twins.

This article is part of Project COD, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each one-time character of the Pokémon animated series.